Best for
Best for teams that want tasks, docs and time tracking in one highly customizable platform.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Time Tracking Comparison
ClickUp vs. Timely
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for people who forget to start timers and want work captured automatically.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | ClickUp | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free; Unlimited from ~$7 / user / month Business ~$12 per user and month, Enterprise on request. The free tier covers unlimited users. | Starter from $9 / user / month Billed yearly; $11 billed monthly. Premium $16 and Unlimited $22 per user and month billed yearly ($20 and $28 monthly), Enterprise on request. Starter is capped at 5 users and 20 projects. A Tasks add-on starts at $5 per person. |
| Free trial | Free tier | 14-day trial |
| Made in | USA | Norway |
| Time tracking | Yes, native | Yes, automatic activity capture with AI-drafted timesheets, plus idle detection and an optional manual timer |
| Invoicing | No | Yes, invoices raised in Timely and sent to QuickBooks Online; accounting integrations from the Premium plan |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes | Yes, project dashboards with budgets and billable rates, a people view for capacity and allocation, plus overtime and undertime reporting on the top plan |
| Integrations and API | Yes, integrations | Yes, API access on every plan, plus around 90 integrations |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Not stated | Chat |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Slack, Google Workspace, GitHub, Zoom, HubSpot, Zapier | more entries Asana, Trello, Jira, monday.com, ClickUp, Linear, Google Calendar, Outlook, GitHub, Slack, QuickBooks, Xero, Toggl, Zapier |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price ClickUp Free; Unlimited from ~$7 / user / month Timely Starter from $9 / user / month
- Free trial ClickUp Free tier Timely 14-day trial
- Made in ClickUp USA Timely Norway
- Time tracking ClickUp Yes, native Timely Yes, automatic activity capture with AI-drafted timesheets, plus idle detection and an optional manual timer
- Invoicing ClickUp No Timely Yes, invoices raised in Timely and sent to QuickBooks Online; accounting integrations from the Premium plan
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
ClickUp
Strengths
- Most generous free tier (unlimited users)
- All-in-one tasks, docs and time tracking
- Highly customizable
Limitations
- Steep learning curve and setup
- Native resource management is weak
- Can lag at large scale
Timely
Strengths
- Automatic tracking, no forgotten timers
- AI-drafted timesheets
- Memory is private to each user until they submit it
- Invoices can be raised and pushed to QuickBooks Online
Limitations
- Pricier than simple trackers
- Automatic approach is a different workflow
- Starter is capped at five users and twenty projects
- Capacity management, overtime and undertime only on the top plan
- Tasks is a paid add-on rather than part of a plan
Plans
Pricing
ClickUp
- Free $0 Unlimited users.
- Unlimited ~$7 Per user and month.
- Business ~$12 Per user and month.
- Enterprise Custom On request.
Timely
- Starter $9 Per user and month billed yearly, $11 monthly. Capped at 5 users and 20 projects. Automatic tracking, AI timesheets, billable-hour reporting, in-app support and API access.
- Premium $16 Per user and month billed yearly, $20 monthly. Capped at 50 users. Adds project-management and accounting integrations, team management, budgets and costs, and planning.
- Unlimited $22 Per user and month billed yearly, $28 monthly. Unlimited users. Adds capacity management and reporting, overtime and undertime, Azure user management and 50+ currencies.
- Enterprise Not stated On request. Adds tailored onboarding and setup, team training, regular reviews, reporting support and priority support.
What users say
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ClickUp
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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- Onboarding
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- Support and service
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- Value for money
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Timely
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
ClickUp https://clickup.com · no check date recorded yet
Timely https://www.timely.com · no check date recorded yet
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